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| Locality | Hawthorndene |
| State | South Australia (SA) |
| Local Government Area | City Of Mitcham |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Central Time (ACST/ACDT) |
| Remoteness | Major Cities of Australia |
| Latitude | -35.02621 |
| Longitude | 138.63745 |
| Population | 3,157 |
| Density | 625.1 /km² |
| Area | 5.0 km² |
| Elevation | 241 m |
| Postcode | 5051 |
| Area Code | 08 |
| Distance to Adelaide | 11 km south-southeast |
Hawthorndene is a locality in the City Of Mitcham local government area of South Australia, Australia. It has a population of approximately 3,157. The locality covers an area of 5.0 km², giving a population density of about 625.1 people per km². It sits at an elevation of around 241 m above sea level. It lies approximately 11 km south-southeast of Adelaide. Hawthorndene is located at 35.0262°S, 138.6375°E. It observes Australian Central Time (ACST/ACDT). Postcode: 5051.
Hawthorndene rests in a quiet embrace of Adelaide's undulating hills, a place where the air carries a faint, dry scent of gum leaves and distant fields. It lies 11.7 km south-south-east of Adelaide, SA (from Adelaide, SA: bearing 163°T), and is situated 14.5 km north-east of Morphett Vale. The landscape here is a tapestry of weathered paddocks, punctuated by stands of stringybark and a scattering of older, more gnarled trees that seem to hold the secrets of seasons past. The very earth feels sun-warmed, a gentle ochre hue that deepens with the afternoon light, and the sky above often unfurls in vast, clear expanses, broken only by the slow drift of fluffy white clouds.
The story of Hawthorndene is one of slow cultivation, a history etched not in grand pronouncements but in the patient tending of the land. For generations, its economy has been tied to the cycles of agriculture, the fertile soils yielding a bounty that has sustained families and shaped the character of the locality. While the old farmhouses may now be interspersed with more modern dwellings, a deep respect for the rural heritage persists, a quiet pride in the hard work that has shaped this corner of the Mitcham local government area. The light here, especially as the sun begins its descent, casts a warm, honeyed glow over the rooftops and fields, a subtle reminder of the enduring spirit of Hawthorndene.
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This page provides a street and satellite map of Hawthorndene, South Australia. Live weather conditions with current observations and a 7-day forecast are powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while an editorially written description provides background on Hawthorndene, in the City Of Mitcham local government area.
Detailed location data for Hawthorndene includes the postcode (5051), telephone area code (08), and local government area (City Of Mitcham), with an ABS remoteness classification of Major Cities of Australia. These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Australian city, town or locality.
Location data is drawn from Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020) and enriched with GeoNames and Australian Bureau of Statistics data, matched by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Hawthorndene is identified even where the name is shared across multiple localities.
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Location data | Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020); enriched with GeoNames and ABS 2021 Census data, matched by coordinate proximity |
| Description | Editorial description generated with AI assistance from verified Geoscape, ABS and GeoNames location data. |